Driver racing on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore charged with assault after crash, police say

Nassau County police responded to a crash on Sunrise Highway and Newbridge Road in Bellmore on Friday. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A Centereach man who crashed into another vehicle while racing on Sunrise Highway was charged with assault on Friday, the Nassau County police said.
Ghavin Mcarthur, 21, allegedly was racing two other vehicles in his 2020 BMW around 10:30 p.m. before the crash. He was traveling west "at a high rate of speed" and "changing lanes without signaling and passing vehicles," Nassau police said a news release.
Mcarthur hit a northbound 2015 Kia after he drove through a red light at the highway’s intersection with Newbridge Road. The 17-year-old driver of the Kia and his 18-year-old passenger were both taken to a hospital where they were "treated for complaints of pain," Nassau police said.
Mcarthur was charged with two counts of third-degree assault and cited for multiple traffic violations.
A Nassau police spokesperson told Newsday the assault charge was due to the nature of Mcarthur’s reckless driving. Third-degree assault carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison, per charge, in New York.
Nassau police did not provide any information about the two vehicles Mcarthur was racing before the crash.
Mcarthur was given an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in First District Court in Hempstead on May 19.
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